Club: | Queens Park Rangers |
Season: | 1948–49 |
Chairman: | Albert Hittinger |
Manager: | Dave Mangnall |
League: | Football League Second Division |
League Result: | 13th |
Cup1: | FA Cup |
Cup1 Result: | Third Round |
Cup3 Result: | Quarter Finalist |
Cup3: | London Challenge Cup |
League Topscorer: | Bert Addinall 9 |
Season Topscorer: | Bert Addinall 9 |
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Prevseason: | 1947–48 |
Nextseason: | 1949–50 |
Highest Attendance: | 27950 Vs West Ham United (23 Oct 1948) |
Lowest Attendance: | 16557 Vs Luton Town (18 Dec 1948) |
Stadium: | Loftus Road |
Largest Loss: | 0–5 Vs Fulham (2 Oct 1948) |
Largest Win: | 4–1 Vs Leicester City (26 Aug 1948) |
During the 1948–49 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the Football League Second Division and finished in thirteenth place. On 15 December 1948, Ivor Powell commanded a £17,500 transfer fee when he moved to Aston Villa. This was a record for a half back and for both the buying and selling clubs
See main article: 1948–49 Football League. [1]
QPR scores given first
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | |
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21 Aug 1948 | Luton Town | Away | 0–0 | 23764 | ||
26 Aug 1948 | Leicester City | Home | 4–1 | Addinall 3, Hartburn | 23827 | |
28 Aug 1948 | Bradford City | Home | 1–0 | Addinall | 27666 | |
30 Aug 1948 | Leicester City | Away | 3–2 | Mills, Hatton 2 | 34063 | |
4 Sept 1948 | Southampton | Away | 0–3 | 27303 | ||
9 Sept 1948 | Cardiff City | Home | 0–0 | 25337 | ||
11 Sept 1948 | Barnsley | Home | 2–2 | Addinall 2 | 20791 | |
13 Sept 1948 | Cardiff City | Away | 0–3 | 36223 | ||
18 Sept 1948 | Grimsby Town | Away | 1–4 | Pattison | 15140 | |
25 Sept 1948 | Nottingham Forest | Home | 2–1 | Hartburn, Pattison | 19361 | |
2 Oct 1948 | Fulham | Away | 0–5 | 38667 | ||
9 Oct 1948 | Brentford | Home | 2–0 | Hartburn, Hudson | 25814 | |
16 Oct 1948 | Tottenham Hotspur | Away | 0–1 | 69718 | ||
23 Oct 1948 | West Ham United | Home | 2–1 | Hatton, Hudson | 27950 | |
30 Oct 1948 | Bury | Away | 0–0 | 19238 | ||
6 Nov 1948 | West Bromwich Albion | Home | 0–2 | 24459 | ||
13 Nov 1948 | Chesterfield | Away | 1–2 | Hartburn | 10837 | |
20 Nov 1948 | Lincoln City | Home | 2–0 | Hatton, Gibbons | 19465 | |
27 Nov 1948 | Sheffield Wednesday | Away | 0–2 | 34776 | ||
4 Dec 1948 | Coventry City | Home | 0–3 | 16693 | ||
11 Dec 1948 | Leeds United | Away | 2–1 | Gibbons, Pattison | 26420 | |
18 Dec 1948 | Luton Town | Home | 0–3 | 16557 | ||
25 Dec 1948 | Blackburn Rovers | Away | 0–2 | 31526 | ||
27 Dec 1948 | Blackburn Rovers | Home | 4–2 | Parkinson 2, Hatton, Hartburn | 17091 | |
1 Jan 1949 | Bradford City | Away | 0–0 | 15178 | ||
22 Jan 1949 | Barnsley | Away | 0–4 | 20596 | ||
29 Jan 1949 | Southampton | Home | 1–3 | Pointon | 23317 | |
5 Feb 1949 | Grimsby Town | Home | 1–2 | Hudson | 19813 | |
19 Feb 1949 | Nottingham Forest | Away | 0–0 | 26164 | ||
26 Feb 1949 | Fulham | Home | 1–0 | Ramscar | 27440 | |
5 Mar 1949 | Brentford | Away | 3–0 | Hudson, Pointon, Duggan | 29420 | |
12 Mar 1949 | Tottenham Hotspur | Home | 0–0 | 25416 | ||
19 Mar 1949 | West Ham United | Away | 0–2 | 25039 | ||
26 Mar 1949 | Bury | Home | 3–1 | Duggan, Jefferson (pen), Ramscar | 17547 | |
2 Apr 1949 | West Bromwich Albion | Away | 1–1 | Pointon | 35293 | |
9 Apr 1949 | Chesterfield | Home | 1–1 | Hill | 17898 | |
15 Apr 1949 | Plymouth Argyle | Home | 2–1 | Stewart, Pointon | 22552 | |
16 Apr 1949 | Lincoln City | Away | 0–0 | 11306 | ||
18 Apr 1949 | Plymouth Argyle | Away | 1–3 | Addinall | 19454 | |
23 Apr 1949 | Sheffield Wednesday | Home | 1–3 | Heath | 18456 | |
30 Apr 1949 | Coventry City | Away | 1–1 | Stewart | 14518 | |
7 May 1949 | Leeds United | Home | 2–0 | Addinall 2 | 16730 |
Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | |
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8 Jan 1949 | Third Round | Huddersfield Town | Home | D | 0–0 | 26000 | |
15 Jan 1949 | Third Round Replay | Huddersfield Town | Away | L | 0–5 | 31075 |
Date[3] | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | |
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11 October 1948 | First Round | Leytonstone | H | 4–0 | |||
24 October 1948 | Quarter-Finals | West Ham | A | 1–2 |
Position | Nationality | Name | LeagueAppearances | League Goals | F..A.Cup Appearances | F.A.Cup Goals | TotalAppearances | Total Goals | |
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GK | Reg Allen | 41 | 2 | 43 | |||||
GK | Ted Bennett | 2 | 2 | ||||||
GK | Reg Saphin | ||||||||
DF | Des Farrow | 17 | 2 | 19 | |||||
DF | Bill Heath | 19 | 1 | 19 | 1 | ||||
DF | George Powell | 38 | 2 | 40 | |||||
DF | Arthur Jefferson | 40 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 1 | |||
DF | Reg Dudley | 3 | 3 | ||||||
DF | Ted Reay | 4 | 4 | ||||||
MF | Alf Parkinson | 21 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 2 | |||
MF | Joe Millbank | 1 | 1 | ||||||
MF | George Smith | 38 | 2 | 40 | |||||
MF | Ivor Powell | 21 | 21 | ||||||
MF | Brian Nicholas | 1 | 1 | ||||||
MF | Albert Smith | 11 | 11 | ||||||
MF | Alex Lennon | 1 | 1 | ||||||
MF | Reg Chapman | ||||||||
FW | Bert Addinall | 22 | 9 | 22 | 9 | ||||
FW | Cyril Hatton | 22 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 5 | |||
FW | Don Mills | 11 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | |||
FW | Ted Duggan | 15 | 2 | 15 | 2 | ||||
FW | George Wardle | 11 | 11 | ||||||
FW | Charlie Hill | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||
FW | Fred Ramscar | 21 | 2 | 21 | 2 | ||||
FW | Stan Hudson | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | ||||
FW | Billy McEwan | 15 | 15 | ||||||
FW | Bill Pointon | 17 | 4 | 17 | 4 | ||||
FW | Johnny Pattison | 12 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 3 | |||
FW | Ernie Adams | 2 | 2 | ||||||
FW | Johnny Hartburn | 28 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 5 | |||
FW | George Stewart | 12 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 2 | |||
FW | John Gibbons | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | ||||
FW | Fred Durrant | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||
FW | Billy Muir | 1 | 1 | ||||||
FW | Doug Campbell | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Name | from | Date | Fee | |
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Stan Hudson | West Ham United | September 1948 | ||
George Wardle | Cardiff City | January 1949 | ||
Bill Pointon | Port Vale | January 1949 | ||
Ted Bennett | Southall | February 1949 | ||
Billy Muir | Irvine Meadow | February 1949 | ||
Ted Duggan | Luton Town | February 1949 | ||
Ernie Shepherd | Hull City | March 1949 | ||
Charlie Hill | Torquay United | March 1949 | ||
Johnny McKay | Irvine Meadow | May 1949 | ||
Brian Nicholas | Queens Park Rangers Juniors | May 1949 | ||
Horace Woodward | Tottenham Hotspur | June 1949 | ||
Stan Gullan | Clyde | July 1949 |
Name | from | Date | Fee | Date | Club | Fee | |
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Harry Daniels | Kensington Sports | October 1944 | August 1948 | Brighton & Hove Albion | |||
Ivor Powell | Bargoed | September 1937 | December 1948 | Aston Villa | £17,500 | ||
Fred Durrant | Brentford | September 1946 | February 1949 | Exeter City | £5,000 | ||
Alex Lennon | Denaby United | January 1947 | February 1949 | Mansfield Town | |||
Don Mills | Maltby Main | August 1946 | March 1949 | Torquay United | |||
John Gibbons | Dartford | December 1947 | May 1949 | Ipswich Town | |||
Albert Smith | Shirley Jnrs | May 1939 | July 1949 | Sittingbourne | |||
Ted Bennett | Southall | February 1949 | July 1949 | Southall | |||
Joe Millbank | Crystal Palace | July 1948 | July 1949 | Bedford Town | |||
Doug Campbell | RAF Spitalgate | March 1948 | July 1949 | Crewe Alexandra |